mysql_role_grants

What mysql_role_grants does on Mysql Mcp

AI agents call mysql_role_grants to retrieve information from Mysql Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why mysql_role_grants is rated Low

This tool performs a simple information retrieval operation—listing the grants/privileges associated with a database role. It has no side effects, does not execute code, modify data, or delete anything. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an attacker could only view privilege information that may or may not be sensitive depending on the environment, but cannot alter security posture or cause data loss.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'mysql_role_grants' combined with description 'List privileges granted to a role' indicates a read-only query operation that retrieves and displays existing privilege information without modifying any data.

The rule that runs mysql_role_grants safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mysql Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mysql_role_grants, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mysql_role_grants": {}
  }
}

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